Electrical Designer
Midlothian, VA
Full Time
Mid Level
Progressive Design, Inc. is currently seeking an entrepreneurial spirited Electrical Designer (junior, mid, or senior levels open).. This is a full time/direct hire position located in Midlothian, Virginia- (Richmond, VA area).
Key Requirements & Responsibilities:
Key Requirements & Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of the heavy industrial field
- Experience with AutoCAD software
- Working knowledge and experience validating NEC and related NFPA code requirements into designs.
- Responsible for performing electrical design duties on assigned projects including power distribution, machine control design, and instrument and control design.
- Work closely and develop working relationships with Project Managers, Engineers and Clients toward developing and executing safe, compliant, effective and cost-effective solutions.
- Understanding Company and Client standards, develop electrical power, controls and instrumentation integration concepts through final project documentation requirements.
- Develop Construction Cost Estimates.
- Create materials lists and obtain quotations for design components.
- Assist Engineers and Project Managers in developing schedules, specifications, design concepts
- Perform fieldwork and technical research.
- Understanding of field construction phases and supporting constructability reviews.
- Maintain project design files; including supplemental vendor documentation and calculation sheets.
- Certify accuracy and completeness of all deliverable products in assigned areas of responsibility.
- Collaborate with Engineers and Project Managers toward allocating tasks within department resources.
- Maintain budget and schedule tracking on multiple concurrent assigned design activities.
- Knowledge of the heavy industrial field
- Experience with AutoCAD software.
- Associate’s degree in relevant field or applicable certifications preferred
- 3D CAD experience preferred
- Bentley MicroStation design software experience
- Experience in an industrial chemical processing environment is a plus.
- Ability to read power and motor control circuits.
- Experience in power, controls and/or instrumentation design (Conduit sizing, loop diagrams, signals & communications integrations, etc.).
- Experience in performing fieldwork for locating and identifying electrical components, instrumentation and/or related equipment.
- Knowledge of grounding requirements and practical applications for instrumentation and electrical equipment.
- Working knowledge of hazardous areas; including Class I and Class II locations.
- Working knowledge and experience validating NEC and related NFPA code requirements into designs.
- Experience in project construction and design-hours cost estimating.
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